The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 fully against theft. Stanley Kane, NCA executive counsel, urged that a program be initiated whereby defective speakers be sent back to manufacturers for re¬ building. Notice of dissolution of the Casino Theatre Corporation, Marshalltown, la., has been filed by Ben Marcus and Joe Brother, as president and secretary, clearing the way for completion of ne¬ gotiations for transfer of the Casino and Odeon, Marshalltown, to G. Ralph Branton. . . . Dick Dynes has been named city salesman at RKO. Jack DeMarce, operator for 20 years of the DeMarce, Benson, Minn., died. He was 57. . . . Harvey Gifford purchased the Washburn, Washburn, Wis., from Frank Eisenberg. Eisenberg is a sales¬ man for United Artists. . . . Bob Alex¬ ander acquired the Park, Braham, Minn., for Mrs. Tillies Smith. . . . Art Molstad reopened the Pix, Hibbing, Minn. A C. Kubiac returned to his old post as manager. State, St. Peter, Minn., a Berger Circuit house. ... Joe S. John¬ son again assumed operation of the Deluxe, St. Paul, Minn., neighborhood house. . . . Larry Boneventura has been named manager, Minnesota Amusement’s Paramount, Mitchell, S. D. . . . Herbert Teske has been promoted from assistant manager. Paramount, Mitchell, S. D., to manager. Time, Mitchell. . . . Verne Hanson and Joseph Finell are the new owners, Finley, Finley, N. D. Paul Burgess has completed improve¬ ments at the Iris, Velva, N. D., includ¬ ing air-conditioning. . . . L. W. Roth installed an ice cream and frozen custard machine in the lobby of the State, Estelline, S. D. . . . Board members of the city-owned Auditorium, Red Wing, Minn., rejected a proposal to operate a concession stand in the theatre. Oklahoma City The Oklahoma and Times carrier boys who distributed some 90,000 U. S. De¬ fense Bond pledges on their routes were ' guests of the U.S. Treasury Department and U-I at a preview at the Midwest featuring the appearance of Francis, and “Francis Goes To The Races.” Three ’teen age boys were arrested on juvenile delinquency charges when they created disturbances at the Uptown re¬ cently. They were released to their parents. Portland Mrs. J. J. Parker, Parker’s Theatres, held a special luncheon for James Velde, new western district manager. United Artists. . . . Keith Penzold, manager, Broadway, had a big campaign on “Go For Broke.” ... A. Mike Vogel, exploiteer for U-I, conferred with Jack Matlack. . . . Herb Sabottka, vice-president, general manager, Hamrick Theatres, was conferring with Bob Anderson, city manager. . . . Nominated on the Spo¬ kane, Wash., Movie Council were: Mrs. Melvin Swanson, R. G. Douglas, Local 185, and Mrs. Archie Fleming. . . . Rubin Foster, veteran of the early nickelodeon picture era, was visiting son Martin Foster, Guild. St, Louis Sam Hamburg, 71, was killed in a fall from the sixth floor of the Congress Hotel, owned by his brother-in-law, Nat Koplar. In recent years, he had been interested in the operation of the Avenue. Funeral services will be from the Rindskof Funeral Home, 3216 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. D’Arcy re¬ opened their Armo Airdome. It is one of the few airdomes still operated in St. Louis. The St. Ann Drive-In, first in the area to be built with four screens, opened in St. Ann, St. Louis County, Mo. The $300,000 drive-in has been under con¬ struction for the past nine months. It was developed for the St. Louis Amuse¬ ment Company by Charles F. Vatterott and Company, with C. Rallo Contracting Company, Inc., as the general contrac¬ tors. Lewis Eugene Wilson, Hollywood and Los Angeles, was the architect. Certificates of the incorporations re¬ cently issued by the state included the following: Family Drive-In Theatre, Inc., Bloomfield, Mo., and Cass County Drive-In Theatre, Inc., Harrisonville, Mo. William G. Earle, manager. National Theatre Supply, reported the sale of 50 Walker high intensity screen installa¬ tions in the territory since December. Funeral services for John D. Neville, 54, a special representative of Confiden¬ tial Reports, Inc., were held. . . . Tom Curly, who operated the Ashland, which was closed, is managing the Bridge for the Kaimann Circuit. . . . The Normany, Normany, Mo., Wehrenberg Circuit, was closed for the summer. The Queen, oper¬ ated by the Queens Amusement Com¬ pany, has been closed. Out-of-town exhibitors seen included: Dean Davis, West Plains, Mo.; Herman Tanner, Vandalia, Ill.; Frank Plumlee, Farmington, Mo.; Bill Williams, Union, Mo.; Tom Bloomer, Belleville, Ill.; Del¬ bert Wagner, Eldorado, Ill., who stated that he plans to continue operation of his Ritz, Crossville, Ill.; A. H. Boemler, Alton, Ill.; Joe Goldfarb, Alton, Ill.; M. Steinberg, East Alton, Ill.; Sheldon Lending, Troy, Ill.; Charley Beninati, Carlyle, Ill., and H. M. Hirth, Pacific, Mo. Rodgers Theatres, Inc., theatres in Cairo, Ill., are admitting children under 12 free of charge if accompanied by their parents. . . . D. C. Turvey, Joy, Pawnee, Ill.; Hot Gilliam, Arena, Pa¬ ducah, Ky., and Robert Ellery, manager. Gem City Drive-In, Quincey, Ill. w'ere other visitors. The first speaking engagement under the new speakers bureau plan of the Mo¬ tion Picture Theatre Owners of St. Louis, Eastern Missouri, and Southern Illinois will be a talk by Bill Powell, district manager, Mid-West Drive-In, before the Fairfield, Ill., Kiwanis Club on June 28. The publicity committee of the MPTO meeting was held at the office of Lester Kropp, Wehrenberg Circuit, in the Cin¬ derella building. Lou Jablonow, general manager, Komm Circuit, and Mrs. Jablonow re¬ turned from a Florida vacation. . . . Morton S. Gottlieb, manager, Joe Hornstein, Inc., reports sales to the Union, Uniontown, Ky., Harry Whitefield, own¬ er, and Everett E. Maxfield, Summersville. Mo., for his theatres in Summersville. Mo., Eminence, Mo., and Winona, Mo. Salt Lake City Harold Chesler, veteran Utah theatre owner, has taken over operation of the Apollo. Chesler has been in show busi¬ ness nearly all his life. His father built and operated the Princess, Bingham, Utah, more than two decades ago. Ches¬ ler is also operating the Mario, Sugar House, Utah. He took over the lease of this house from Intermountain Theatres, Inc. The Women’s Motion Picture Club members are on the golf courses taking lessons from the pro in preparation for the Exhibitor’s Round-Up. The women expect to stage a tourney of their own. Kenneth Lloyd, former 20th CenturyFox salesman at the Salt Lake City exchange, has been appointed branch manager, replacing Charles Walker, who resigned to go into business for himself. San Antonio Leaders of the town’s various musical organizations and Catholic clergy were guests of Interstate Circuit at a special preview of “The Great Caruso” at the Aztec. . . . Richard Vaughn is the new relief treasurer, Majestic. . . . Charles Porter has been named treasurer, Aztec. He succeeds Floyd L. Hill. . . . John Crozier has been appointed manager, Teatro Nacional and Zaraogazo, owned and operated by G. Lucchese. Crozier replaces Rudolph Davila. . . . Lynn Krueger, manager. Majestic, was off on a vacation. Beulah Greene, Aztec, a well known local pianist, is organizing a ladies quartet to be known as “The Sweet Adelines.” B. W. Hall announced that he will start construction soon on a new $11,000 drive-in to be built at Lubbock, Tex. The annual Patrol Party of the Corpus Christi, Tex., 600 Safety Patrol members was held at the Center, Corpus Christi. L. H. McKibbon has been named man¬ ager, Jefferson, Beaumont, Tex., operated by the Jefferson Amusement Company. McKibbon was formerly with the Nava¬ way, Houston, Tex. . . . Richard Waite, manager, Queen, Austin, Tex., is on a tour of duty as a lieutenant commander in the naval reserve at New' Orleans. J»1(C 13, 1951